ATTACK


Meaning of ATTACK in English

noun

sudden illness; he had an attack of fever; she had two attacks of laryngitis during the winter

heart attack = condition where the heart suffers from defective blood supply because one of the arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot (coronary thrombosis), causing myocardial ischaemia and myocardial infarction

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.